late night/very early morning april in ann arbor
waking up to sirens/alarms
the storm came quickly
a tornado touched us
for a few moments
leaving its mark
blew through
much to fix
lots of mess
none hurt
a win.
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‘there are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.’
– willa cather
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photo credit: kai pertainen, ann arbor, mi, usa, april 15, 2026
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Glad to hear that nobody was hurt, Beth. And I hope your house avoided damage.
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, no worries really at my house, the entire town was lucky really, everything is fixable, except for the big trees of course, but all people are good and that’s what matters. crews set to work yesterday helping to restore things as soon as it was light
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Scary!
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very dramatic and main thing is that everything impacted can be fixed and people are all okay
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I saw the news… 7 made touch down? Wow. Im glad you are okay, Beth.
I hope property also avoided damage.
About 12 years ago, a tornado ran through our street, missed our home by about 20 yards. Neighbors were not so lucky. But everyone survived.
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our whole town was very lucky, just having to restore some power, move trees, fix lines, and rebuild some things. the storm did not stay for long and moved on. all those things that happened can be restored – just some on and off rain now.
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Amen. Yeah, tornados are a few seconds of obliteration. Im glad no one was hurt.
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I’m glad that you were safe.
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yes, and really we were quite lucky as a city –
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That’s great.
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Storms come and go
Good to hear
No one was caught in the undertow
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they sure do ,just as fast as they come, they go. thanks for the song –
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Those were some intense storms. Glad you’re ok!
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yes, everyone fine, and the crews began working on fixing things as soon as it was light yesterday –
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Glad you are okay Beth 🙏
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everyone good, just scary on my part
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glad everyone is ok. How did the kitties do? scary for all
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Yikes, that is very scary, Beth. I’m glad you’re ok! Are tornadoes common in your area?
I find that in recent years, the occurrence of windstorms have increased significantly in my part of the world. Very scary to think what this will evolve too.
As you said, things can be fixed. In these situations, truly a blessing!
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I know many bloggers who may be impacted by these storms and have been anxious for all of you. Thank you for letting us know things are okay where you’re at. My fingers are crossed for everyone else.
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I saw this on the news and immediately thought of you. Waking up to alarms and sirens would be terrifying. I’m sorry, but I am relieved to hear that none were hurt.
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Terrifying for sure. Glad no one was hurt.
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The arrangement of your words like a funnel cloud is brilliant, Beth. So glad no one was hurt.
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So glad you’re safe.
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Wow! Stay safe!
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